Saint Mary's Omar Samhan on playing in the post: 'I think the paint's sexy'

With 61 points and 19 rebounds in his first two NCAA tournament games, Saint Mary's Omar Samhan has made a major statement toward being the best player -- well, we'll settle on most valuable to player to his team -- in the NCAA tournament.

Now, the Gaels' big man is rapidly becoming the best quote in the tournament, too.

On being matched against Baylor's Ekpe Udoh:"He can jump, and I can't. He's fast, and I'm not. He's strong, and I'm not. Although I'll have trouble guarding him, he'll have trouble guarding me."

On those who doubt Saint Mary's:"Even if we win the national championship, they'll say it was a weak field."

On being a big man who likes to play on the post:"I think the paint's sexy."

On not liking his team being labeled Cinderella:"Cinderella implies we're lucky or it's a fairytale. Who do we have to beat for people to think this isn't a fluke?"

Samhan has also been active on his blog, Omarsamhan50's Blog, where he posted a video early Tuesday morning to keep his readers in tune with what he's been up to since returning home after the NCAA tournament's first weekend.

In the video, Samhan holds up a bracket that was filled out by a friend which had Villanova -- the team Saint Mary's beat in the second round -- going all the way to the Final Four.

"Doesn't look like that's going to be happening," Samhan says with a smile as he tosses the paper aside.

"The media has been crazy," Samhan said. "Definitely a cool vibe around campus."

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